Giant Slide

And of course, no State Fair trip would be complete without riding the Giant Slide.
The girls look like they are on the same carpet, but they are just really close to each other.  Cousin Maria is right next to them, and she goes a little faster.

Minnesota State Fair

Next to the Space Tower

At the DNR pond

Inside the DNR building

Corn on the Cobb

At the Mensa exhibit

Loving the Adirondac chairs

Footling hotdogs

The lumberjack show

The chainsaws were loud!

BBQ Steak Sandwich 

Outside the grandstand.  Enjoying the light show.

Duluth

Good food and beautiful views.  Definitely worth the drive.

Sliding... Sliding... Splash!

Girls Take 1st and 2nd Gymnastics

Summer Concert in Castle Park

Back to Middle School

Well, not just yet.  We still have 2 more weeks of summer, but we did get Keiko's 7th grade schedule and locker assignment. Midori just came for support.

Jack at the Race Track

No, he wasn't betting on horses.  The race track is also a concert venue.  Check out the awesome seats they got!

More From Medieval Festival

The sign on the left reads "Smoked Deer Kebab".  

Dining Lakeside

Lake Mälaren in the background.

Dining on the Terrace

It really looks magical. My beautiful friend, Christin is waving to me from Eskilstuna.

Medieval Festival

The boys are enjoying an outing in Arboga, SE.  If you look close you can see that they have captured some of the locals under cups.

I just love the stonework of the ground.  It really enhances the medieval atmosphere.

Swedish Dinner

Guess what?  They eat pulled pork sandwiches too.

Bars Practice

 

 

Here the girls are practicing some skills for their meet next week.

Log Raft Tour

Eric took these pictures of the boys out on the Lake Mälaren.
They went for a tour of the lake on a log raft.